breckenedge@lemmy.world to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · edit-27 months ago[WIP] Making an outdoor modular sectionalmessage-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up123arrow-down1message-square[WIP] Making an outdoor modular sectionalbreckenedge@lemmy.world to Woodworking@lemmy.ca · edit-27 months agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
Using cedar 2x4s cut to 1.5x3. Planning to seal with outdoor polyurithane varnish. Any thoughts on the design thus far?
minus-squareDestroyer of Worlds 3000@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agothe pocket holes on the outside of the back leg kills me
minus-squarebreckenedge@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-27 months agoDon’t die. It’s a prototype and I’ll need like 7 of those. I cut two lefts rather than a left and right.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoDo you have other joinery gong on, or are those legs relying on pocket screws to hold the load? Is it going to stand up to the racking forces that chairs take?
minus-squarebreckenedge@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoJust screws and glue so far in the design
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoare you comfortable with that joint taking that load?
the pocket holes on the outside of the back leg kills me
Don’t die. It’s a prototype and I’ll need like 7 of those. I cut two lefts rather than a left and right.
Do you have other joinery gong on, or are those legs relying on pocket screws to hold the load? Is it going to stand up to the racking forces that chairs take?
Just screws and glue so far in the design
are you comfortable with that joint taking that load?